Bug#725776: RFP: openvisualtraceroute -- Visual Traceroute displaying in a 3D map
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Since xtraceroute was removed from Debian (after Lenny), I have really
missed a graphical traceroute to see where in the world the IP traffic
move on its way to its destination.
This is a new Java based project that does everything xtraceroute did
and lot more:
* Package name : openvisualtraceroute
Version : 1.4.0
Upstream Author : Lew Lewis <leo.lewis.software@gmail.com>
* URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvisualtrace/
* License : GPL v3
Programming Lang: Java
Description : Visual Traceroute displaying in a 3D map
Traceroutes are shown on the map, with details about country, hop
latency and details about each router being displayed alongside the
map. See the project page for some screen shots.
The source is available from subversion at
<URL: http://sourceforge.net/p/openvisualtrace/code/HEAD/tree/ >.
One negative thing about the project is that it expect to run with
root privileges to perform the traceroute. I guess that could be
rewritten to use output from the traceroute program like xtraceroute
did.
According to build.xml, these packages are used by the program:
<path id="classpath">
<pathelement location="${basedir}/lib/worldwindx.jar" />
<pathelement location="${basedir}/lib/worldwind.jar" />
<pathelement location="${basedir}/lib/liquidlnf.jar" />
<pathelement location="${basedir}/lib/jogl.jar" />
<pathelement location="${basedir}/lib/gluegen-rt.jar" />
<pathelement location="${basedir}/lib/jpcap.jar" />
<pathelement location="${basedir}/lib/jcommon-1.0.17.jar" />
<pathelement location="${basedir}/lib/jfreechart-1.0.14.jar" />
<pathelement location="${basedir}/lib/dnsjava-2.1.5.jar" />
</path>
I am not sure which of these already are in Debian.
Unfortunately I lack the spare time needed to do this myself.
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Happy hacking
Petter Reinholdtsen
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